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which would most likely be true about an igneous intrusion cutting through layers of sedimentary rock?
a the intrusion would be the exact same age as the layers it cut through.
b the intrusion would be younger than the layers it cut through.
c the intrusion would be the exact same age as the layers it did not cut through.
d the intrusion would be older than the layers it cut through.
According to the principle of cross - cutting relationships in geology, when an igneous intrusion cuts through sedimentary rock layers, the intrusion is younger than the layers it cuts through.
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B. The intrusion would be younger than the layers it cut through.